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H J;j pare nt of thC' ·nhj c<:t of thi · ){etco; AI x a ncle r ~('ott and ~Ii riam Buc hauatt. w •r the d ccndnnts of cote h unt·e:-;tor$. who settl <1 in tbi t·o untry in 1725...:172fl. True to t h · nob le in tin<.·t. of the to ·k and moYt·d by Him wllo had a uT •at m i :-,; i u n for t h i r on 'h:trlcs, 1 born to th m Dec. 1 th. 1 :!~ . in ~ •w \\· ind or. 0 r :t n!! ' 'o . .X. Y .. they S'· cur •d for him th• ach·nntncTc ofa ·ommon country s ·hool •c.hH·ation with n co llt~ (Yc <·o ur e in \'i<>w , in prcpar:.1 tiou for which h pent o ,·cr two yt·ar nt \\' n::;hington \'ill e. ~ . Y . -
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Cllll rdt o f " 'ilton. ~o. Carolina. in )lay. 1 4G. The following _\pril he und e rtook inde pe ndent work by pcning an A cademy at .\iken , o. Carolina, and, u ft •r on e y ar·s ,-ery gratifying u cces . felt that t h • L o r<l ·allecl him to hi a h r sen·ice in the mioist ry of t h e go pe l. In obedi ence to this convi ction , h pro,·iderl for the transfer of his school to safe hands, and. further, having dec lined two temptina offel's of <·boo! . tbe a lary of one bein(T SH.OOO, he n ter d tb Tlleological eminar·y of the Ref. Cburclt in _\ m c ri c n, at ~ew
Brunswi ·k: X. J .. in Decemper, '-!8, completed the 3-years cour . and was licen eel by the Clasof X ew Brunswiek in .] u l,r. 1 '51. In :"' •pt ·m b •r. 18-l-O. I ht,·iutr :tccepted tb h t• :u:cordin~ly •nl·:tll to the Rt•formed tcre<l tht• Fr ' llln:lll 'hureh of sbawanc ia s of Rtttg<.'t'~ 'o f~llllk. ~- Y. , ll was lege. at ~ •w Bntns· ortla i n e~l by the Cia wi ·k. ~- J . In th<' i ofOmnu·e l : ) l and im J prin lr of the fo llo wmecliat ~ h· iu tailed r /(. a.,-1-l L J ing y ar tb' tempta' pt. 9, 1 51 , where President of Hops College. his lnbor ·. ('On tin ued tion of an appointm ent a · ad t at · 1 until 'Go. were g rea.t\\' e t Point <·a me to ly bit! sed. oYer 300 him but he promptmembers, mo tly on ly declined. compl ·tprofc ion of faith,, ell hi cour , ~tnd .. ' being uclded during • ~rnduntecl in .Jul ·, 1 K-l--!- with tuc hi trite t ltont>rs hi$ ,. •r.r :H·cepiablc pu t 1·at ~. \Yitb a(.'r <1 de,·oof :\ cl:t ·s of tw nt ·-fh · •. ! 1n 0 ~cem h •r of thP sa m l' til) ll to th " welf:u·c of bi <:hargc be <:oml.>ined ady ear w' fin<l him l'll C'Y:ttrctlas a private tutor at .\dam ' mirubl · pu lie e r\'i ·es of Yarierl c baraeter. The Hun . ._'outh 'arolinn , in whi ch t·apncity h e cn·t•d rt. ter County Bible 'ociety wn n pedal object two y ar ·. During thi period it plea eel noel to of hi care. The report of $-! 000 receh·ed for its call him eHc ·tua ll.r into Hi ·n·ice, und upon hi "T:m<.l work in ' 65, wu to him. who bad o earne tly conven;ion h • wa · baptized in tlt e Pr shyterinn (Continued o n Page 134 . ) ~
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